Refrigerating cabinet



April 1935- K. J. GLOEKLER REFRIGERATING CABINET Filed NOV. 24, 1953 2Sheets-Sheet 1 3 yo 4 Z (3 M4 .w a 7 2 J\, .3 F; 2 1-- 1. I Q /fiw 4LNVENTOR/ ATTORNEY.

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" REFRIGERATING CABINET Filed Nov. 24, 1933 Sheets-Sheet 2 jZfgTOR.

Patented Apr. 9, 1935 v lam-12 oorporationlfof Pennsylvania C.ippuaiionmimbaia, 193s, Serial No..699,545-

erating and containingichamber, eachlpreferably provided with -arefrigerating unit; rearlopeningi entrance and exitclosures; and'a"fronttranspar-" ent visibility'window fonnthe' upperchamber;v

One of the features; of-rimprovementifis anadjustably .mountedcollecting panflocated transversely between the. chambers adapted :forcol-' lection of imoisture of condensationizand frag ments of food-'product's.etc.; 'iand'forclowering or removal for cleaning; 5- Anotherfeature iis -an'im proved outer illuminating equipment-"above: the

front window, and a. coping therefor-,iforming 'an extension of;the.top, .with .otherielements of con struction as hereinafter'describedzr Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a transverse vertical section view of: the complete cabinet;.y-

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary viewwini-ronteleva-t tion of the illuminatin andcopingiequipm'enty,

Fig. 3 is an; enlarged sectional view ,of. the1upper refrigerating unit;g ,:;1;-.

Fig. 4 is a perspective,detail view ofnthehinge mountingof thepan; g V

Fig. 5 is a similarview of the adjustablesupporting bracket for theother edge qfithe pamy-r Fig. 6 is a transversesectional;jview;Lof;,thelower portion of the cabinet, showing the pan lowered.

The refrigerator cabinet illustrated herein is constructed in the samegeneral manner as cabinets of standard construction.

It provides a main food or other article containing chamber A enclosedwithin a double glass front wall 2, a rear wall having sliding doors 3,a flat top 4, and a bottom wall or floor 5. The entire cabinet rests byits bottom 5 on the floor of a store or compartment, or if preferred maybe supported by pedestals of any suitable construction.

Below the upper chamber A is a secondary chamber'B incorporated withinthe surrounding front wall 6 and rear wall 1, which rear wall isprovided with an opening and closing door or doors 8.

The several walls and doors are preferably airtight, utilizing suitableinsulating material as in common practice. The condiments; food or otherarticles to be containedv in chamber A are supported either inreceptaclesor directly upon a rack or frame 9, which may consist of spacedapart rods or: other reticulatedmaterial, preferab'ly" located andmounted for easy insertion" and :removal the bottoni'portion of thechamber.A.. x .v

ciFor such purposethe rack 9'rests by its edge H1 in the-upper sockets Iis of a supporting bracket I'Z; Itsi other endi-is: preferably turned upas at i'31and rests upon a supporting bracket I 4 'ex-: tendinginwardly. from the opposite wall 1:6} As indicated *in idotted Zlines:the .rack' may be lowered to .a practically horizontal position byinserting its rean edgel-i-l in the. lowermost :sockets 1 la.of':the'.bracket l2. x J .Bysuch construction the rack may be? located;at. a desirable'inclination for exposure to the ,view throughz-frontinclined 'windows 2, ior may be lowered, andrmay-also be easily removedby opening rearv sliding doors 3, .for cleansing andthedike-gx. I I vBetween. the upper chamber A and lower ber B is located aiseries of.refrigerating; coils {115,

suspended =injany suitable, manner from. transverse supports {6.bridging; across -the width" of the ,interior and secured: to the inneropp site walls, 1 By .such construction the refrigerating coilsparepermanently located in position across the; transverse; area and withina minimum space.

, Below the-series .of coils I5 is located a col-. lecting pan ';l -1 ofsheet metal. preferablyfconsisting', ofan inner and outer: sheet withintervening insulation, having surrounding upwardly -e'xt-end-' ingflanges l8, and enameledor otherwisetreated on its outer surfaces. Thepan l1 isslightly less in width than the entire transverse area of thecabinet interior, constituting a transverse baflie, leaving spaces l9 ateach end for circulation of refrigerated air downwardly at the lowerside' and upwardly at the higher opposite side. In such location the panis preferably slightly inclined toward its lower edge, which is providedwith an outlet nipple 20 for escape of moisture of condensation. The panis. also of service in providing a collecting receptacle for fragmentsof food or the like, discharged downwardly through the rack 9 fromthe-space above, and which ac' cumulate and should be removed forcleansing from time to time. a

Such operationis provided for by hinging the inner end of the pan to thefront wall by means of a pair'of cleats 2| having downwardly turned hookterminals 22 engaging openings 23in brackets M secured to and extendinginwardly from the interior face of wall 6. The opposite edge rays to theinterior,

of the pan is supported at one or more locations by adjustable triggerabutments pivotally mounted as by a stud or rivet 26 to bracket 21secured to and extending inwardly from the inner face of rear wall 1.

Abutment 25 is provided with a rear downwardly extending finger terminal28 by which it may be thrown around out of register with the under edgeof the pan, allowing it to be lowered to the position shown in Fig. 6."In such case it may be easily washed or cleansed of any contained oradhering matter and then re-' erected to its supported position.Also,1fdesired,.

framing 25 and at their upper edges into a sup-'- plemental framingstrip 30 forming a portion of the top construction, on'which is mountedthe flat top '4; I Said top extends forwardly of the win dow terminalsand is rounded" upwardly and downwardly as at 3|; providing ahead-likefront rim, limitingthe main-flat areaof the top.

Below the beaded edge portion 3| is a suitably spaced outwardly roundedshield 32, approx.- imating the contour oflamp bulbs33, mounted asshownin Fig. 1. Shield 32 is turned inwardly at the bottom as at 34andisprovided with an upper vertical narrow wall portion 35, terminatinginside of the lower surfa'ceof bead 3|, pro"- viding an intervening hotair outletspace 38.

'A'similar space 31 is provided between theinne'r edge of lower flange34and the bulb, whereby a free circulation of incoming and-- outgoing airis provided, when the bulbs are lighted Between the lamp 33 and Shell-32 is an intervening heat and rayreflector 3 2a, adapted to neutralize' heating of the shell, and to reflect light Such reflectors arepreferably individual for each lamp; as in Fig.;-2

As thus: located; and with the protection of the bead 3| and shield 32they are'almost entirely concealed,- and emit direct and reflectedraysof light downwardlyand inwardly through the windows 2 for illuminationof the entire interior of chamber A' and its contents. A I. 2

- asuitable outlet pipe 45.

The construction as thus made is likewise highly ornamental and with thetop 4 is preferably of porcelain or highly burnished metal, as chromiumware or the like, greatly adding to the appearance and attractiveness ofthe cabinet. The upwardly rounded bead 3| also acts to preventaccidental forward movement of any articles resting upon the main flatsurface of the top.

The upper portion of chamber A. is also provided wi'th'a refrigeratingunit, utilizing coils 38 supported within a depending frame 39 securedupwardly against the transverse top construction 40. Frame-39 isprovided with downwardly turned bolts 4| to the terminals of which aresecured a.- transverse plate 42 and an inner upper perforated plate 43.The latter is held between nuts on the bolts. 4| as shown, and itselfsupports a lower imperforateplate 44, bothof which plates are of obtuseV formation, providing for collection and distribution of moisturethrough Inner deflecting walls 46 depend from brackets 4'| secured-totheinterior corner framing portions of the top, tending to deflect coldair downwardly at each side ofthe refrigerating unit, toward and intothe upper portion of chamber A. The construction and manner of operationof thecabinetrwill be readily understood and appreciated; from vtheforegoing description. As a whole it is comparatively simple inconstruction and economical of :space, with. especial advantages inshowingand illuminating the contents vofthe upper chamb'er,-.1providingfor easy rem'ovalorcleansing orme collecting pan, and'of maintaining thetemperatu're'of the interior with relation tortheicontents of bothchambers, with comparative ease andaccuracy.

What Iclaim is: j V

In a refrigerating cabinet, a casing having a base, a vertical frontwall,.a top, a'slopin'g front window between the front wall and top, arear wall extending between the base and top and having a lower andan'upper opening and closures therefor, a transverse vertically andlaterally adjustable and bodily removable rack, a collecting pan belowthe rack terminating inwardly beyond the front and rear wall providingopposite circulation spaces, means on the rear ad-justably supportingone edge of the pan, and a removable hook on the opposite edge of thepan engaging a slotted bracket on the front wall pivotally supportingits opposite edge for lowering or bodily removal. v p

r KARL 'J. GLOEKLER.

